Lubricating attachment.



J. V. WASHBURNE.

-LUBRTCATING ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATIN YFILED APR.21. 1914.

Patented May 28, 1918.

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I. V. WASHBUHNE.

LUBRICATING ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR.2I. I9I4. 1,267,610. Patented May 28,1918.

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H/S A TTURNEIS .jneeasio.

JAMES V. 'WS'HB'URNE 0F FULTN, NEW YORK.

LUBEICATING ATTACHMENT.

To all @from t may concern.'

@Be it known that l, .Teams V. Wasn- YState ofv New Buinen3 al citizen of the United States, residing at Fulton, in the county of Oswego and York, have invented an lmprovement in Lubricator Attachments for Machines for Opening Envelops, of which lthe ollowin envelope, y.such machines employing lcylinder and a shear plate.

is a specltication.

, My invention relates to oiling or lubricator attachments for machines for opening and particularly to that class of a. rotary cutting .In 'so far as I am aware, this character of Jmachine has not heretofore been provided :with any .means for oiling or cutting cylinder or knife edges, and in practice it ,is found that, in the lubricating the absence oi such means there is undue Wear ony the contacting fpartsf and a grinding sound is often prochiced yWhen the machines are in operation.

.1 j The' object of rnv present invention is to overcome these .diiliculties and in carrying i out .my invention i employ a housing arranged horizontally extending parallel with the,cutting cylinderfits entire length, provided with ears or endpieces, by Which it is connected to the machine, preferably to the shaft upon which the cutting cylinder is mounted; this housing has a longitudinal channel filled with a fibrous or porous niate- Arial, capable of absorbing a lubricating substance. i

The details of construction and operation ,of in?? invention are hereinafter more particularly described.

ln the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a side elevation or" my iinproved oiling device. A

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a plan View.

Fig. 4 is an invertedy plan View of the housing, 'the filling or absorbent material `being removed for clearness ofv illustration.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.ble distance Patented May 28, lQlS.

Application filed April 21, 1914. Serial No. 833,*l22.

out of one piece of metal and bent or press-ed into shape. q

Fig, l2 is an elevation of one end of the machine, showing a modied form of attachment thereto of the lubricator, the base of the machine being in section, and l Fig. 13 is a View similar to Fig. 5, but showing the side Walls of the housing slightly converged to clamp the absorbent material between there.

Similar reference characters indicate like parts throughout the seyeralviews.

This invention comprises a frame, a cylindrical cutter carried by the france and having a lengthwise cutting edge, a lubricator attachment comprising an elongated housing extending lengthwise of the barrel of the cutter adgacent the saine and absorbent material carried by the housing and exposed on the side thereof adjacent the periphery 'ot the cutter in position to engage the periphery of the cutter, and supporting means at the ends of the cutter arranged to support the housing so that the housingl moves Twith the cutter and permits the cutter to rock relatively to the housing.

l indicates an elongated housing. 2, 2, are thedependent ears or end pieces secured t0 or made integral with the housing l.

3 indicates the longitudinal channel in the housing, and 4 is the absorbent material iill ing said channel and extending an appreciabelen7 the bottoni thereof.. 5 indicates siaced cite-ups in the top o the housing. l

l` prefer to .maire the housing and its dependent end nieces 2, or" metal.J they may be fornace of any suitable material. The lilling et is preferably felt, but it may consist of any ibrous or porous material capable of absorbing' a lubricating substance..

The housing is preferably made 01' one piece. but it is obvious that it may be com# posed or two or more sections joined by solder in any suitable manner.

The end pieces Eniay be secured to housing` in any suitable manner, but in the preferred troni ly maire the end nieces 2 separate from the housing provide each end piece with a right angled 'projection t5.

at the top. The top of the housingz at cach end is formed with a recess or enibossznent 2e, intovwhich the right angled progections ies 6 on the end pieces lit in such a nia-nner that their under surfaces are dash' with the under surface of the top oi the housing. These lnieces aresecured in said reoni. any in lengeli, so 1e lieve even lil-seeing DIS' . il, lolenii ooi: oi ivnioli seine may ne :incl bent io shone on 'the denied lines 9 ont?. l0. ne kies of elle housing may be slightly converged on eene zow eeel'i other et lie looegoni, '-iieii" lengli, so es no clamp iol Within die housing, l i3, one li pieiei that .veu nelly, so es io be sepeinoe inem fop io bottom, elosoi'loent mey wl'nin the @bei sonni is shown nlos;y 'i elosoibeni. nieteiiei .f eiow the housing enel in@ eylinclei of elle eige. i@ enel i2, flens enel pisses 2 ei'e ole ene lnbiieeeing device is eeliine. lin the pieiieieil enel piece with on open- 1 1ne ends of ene sliei;

g cylinder o false ine- Y f'evving, 'i neve illus 1 nlomceti; g device io s'noeoliine. this ene bese oi 'fiile ineenine. *iris loe-seed, fespeoively l elle bese.

qvlinfler inonneeel D encls oi2 which eie joui4 l L i3,- loy which die eniso nonfoeci. le neoiesenzs nps.- A A. 1. I 11S-.leo El en iis pnoviiied viele neiineol cunning' esige zoniel seel shew-plete ege which oonies below evlindei, whereby .ei will sever "alie edge upon Une sheer-plaie in meting The enels o 8 nest upon snpponc-s i9,

i: loe Lese i2 onvlerel of inemJ of the sheer-plone. These guide-pieles ene eeoli pi'oviflecl with en upmineel gooiion 2l, lieving openings in *allein encls edf jacent elle cutting Cylinder in which the siunnions of @ile-ioilei 22 ene suppenned.

Spinal springs 23, one endof eeen being seeuieri so one of elle supports i9 enel its -o'elieiu enel xed to ille sheer-plaie 18, eend so cliev/ elle cutting edge of the sheer-plete ioveid elle cunning eylinflenlil.

in Will be seen else-ii, when my impioveci lnlei'ioating device is etteoheol 'to e machine oi" the character described, the end nieces 2 one connected with the sliei; l5 upon which the uniting eylineieris mounted, between ehe ends of elle cutting oyiincler enel ille 11piighis i3, inv/leien elle encls of seid shaft one jou'inele; J@his position prevents any le'teiol displacement ofthe lnbi'ioeiloi'.

.ln Fig. 5 of itlie drawing, il loe-ve illusltfeiecl the preferi'ed shape oi? the eers or end pieces 2; the openings il for iblie ieoeption of the ends of Ene shaft i5 being iouncl, enel ehe lower per?, oi' the eens ons ewey on one side leaving e downvzerlly piojeoiing eontoo; 2'?. Upon depressing the levei l the iionionel connect of 'the felt oi ebsoiloont nieteiiel el, upon the sur-face of the oui;- eing oyiinclei' le, will oeiiy the housing :Eonivei'rl until it oonteoss with the uptuned portions 2l on the guide plates 20, enel the seme fnioeionel oonteol; will oeuse thel loonsto ieznnn to e vertical position on. the npvvenel movement oi the leven, loin'J ies ilonibliee backward movement is pnevensed Yoy "line oonteet 'points 2?, on the eens 2, coming egeins-; elle :pins on -sbnnls 28 on the npn' l i9. n

weven, ii" desinetl, the eers oi enel :pieoes 2, niey loe ormefl es shown in eielier Figs. 7,

ovein the pins or sends 28 end prevents leieinl movement oi" tne housing.

in the form shown in Fig. 8, the eens ere pfovicled with right-angled onine 30 no been against elle sides on elle upnights 13, theieby pneventing lenei'el inovemeni'l oi ehe nousin'. in elle form shown in Fig. 9, ehe loi-ven encls of "olie eens 2 eie rounded so that in shipping the machines, J@he housing may be huinecl imei?. no resiJ upon the base l, Wheie it will loe in n. posiion leest liable no injury. lVloee 'elle eens-2 ene iorniecl, es shown in elle modiiioeeions 8 and 9, the pins or sends 28 one dispensed 'le pi'efen lilies Izlie lnloiicenoi loe no described, it may beconnected in the manner shown in F ig. 12, in which case the openings 11 in the ears are dispensed with, and the lower parts of the ears are bent outwardly and shaped to tit over the tops of the uprights 13, to which theymay be fastened in any suitable manner, preferably by screws 31.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination of a machine including a frame formed With bearings, a cylindrical cutter mounted in the bearings, and having a lengthwise cutting edge, a lubricator attachment comprising an elongated housing extending lengthwise of the periphery of the cutter adjacent the same, an absorbent material carried by the housing and exposed onv the side thereof adjacent the periphery of the cutter' in position to engage the periphery of the cutter. and supporting means at the ends of the housing, said means being mounted upon the axis of the cutter, and means for moving the cutter about its axis, substantially as and for the purpose described.

Q. The combination of a machine includn ing a frame formed with bearings. a cylindrical cutter mounted 'in the bearings and Ahaving a lengthwise cutting edge, a lubricator attachment comprising an elongated housing extending lengthwise of the periphery of the cutter adjacent the same, an absorbent material carried by the housing and exposed on the side thereof adjacent the periphery of the cutter in position to engage the periphery of the cutter and supporting means at the ends of the housing, said means being mounted upon the axis of the cutter, the supporting means being located between the ends of the cylinder and the bearings for said cylinder, and means for moving the cutter about its axis, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of a machine comprising a frame formed with bearings, a-cylindrical cutter movable about an axis and having axles at its end journaled in the bearings, and a lubricant attachment comprising an elongated housing in the form of a channel extending lengthwise of the cutter adjacent its periphery and having its open side opposed to the cutter and of less width than the diameter of the cutter, and means for supporting the channely on the axis of the cutter and permitting movement thereof relatively to the cutter, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of a machine comprising a frame` a cylindrical cutter movable about an axis and having axles at its end journalcd in the frame, and a lubricant attachment comprising an elongated housing in the form of a channel extending lengthwise of the cutter adjacent the same, and having its open side opposed to the cutter and of less width than the diameter of the cutter, and means for supporting the channel and permitting relative rocking movement thereof with and relatively to the cutter, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. The combination of a machine comprising a frame, a cylindrical cutter movable about an axis and having axles at'its endv cutter, means for supporting the channelV and permitting rocking movement thereof with and relatively to the cutter, said means being mounted upon the axles of the cutter, said attachment being movable about the axis of the cutter by frictional contact thereof with the cutter, means for limiting such movement, and means for moving the cutter a greater distance aboutits axis, than the lubricator attachment is capable of moving therewith, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

G. The combination of a machine comprising a frame formed with bearings, a cylindrical cutter movable about an axis and having axles at its ends journaled in the bearings, and a lubricant attachment comprising an elongated housing extending the l length of the cutting edge of said cutter and being in the form of a channel JHaving its open side opposed to the periphery of the cutter. absorbent material in the channel and resting on the periphery of the cutter, and ears at the endsvof the housing extending at an angle thereto and beyond the open side of the channel, the ears being mounted upon the axles of the cutter, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. A device for lubricating the cutter cylinder of machines of the character described comprising an elongated housing open at its bottom and extending lengthwise of the cylinder, the full length of the cutting edge,

-means at the ends of the housing for attachment to the machine, and an absorbentA J' AMES V. WASHBURNE.

Witnesses:

P. M. HENSEL, BAsrL B. Amswon'm. 

